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Israeli lawmakers attend the ceremonial opening session of the 26th Knesset at the in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 10, 2026, 9:23 pm
Amid cheers and jeers, 26th Knesset convenes as 120 MKs sworn in at opening ceremony
Netanyahu now a caretaker PM as new majority seeks his ouster; Herzog calls for Oct. 7 inquiry, Haredi draft ‘solution’; Arab MK heckled during ceremony, most absent for anthem
By Ariela Karmel, Lazar Berman, Jeremy Sharon and Shira Silkoff
A woman reacts before casting her ballot to vote at a polling station in the Arab Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm on October 27, 2026, election day. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
November 3, 2026, 7:08 pm
Inside the Arab parties whose growing clout is meeting a wall of resistance from potential partners
Joint List and Ra’am won a combined 19 seats in the election, but their stances on Zionism, Hamas and Palestinian nationalism complicate Jewish-led parties’ willingness to rely on their support
By Stav Levaton
Likud campaign posters in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, two days ahead of Israel’s election, October 25, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
November 2, 2026, 11:48 pm
Likud seeks to delay election certification over interference probe — and is rebuffed
Elections committee chair rejects demand, having already said vote was conducted properly; in shift, Netanyahu says he’s open to forming a ‘broad national government,’ under his leadership
By Shira Silkoff
Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
November 2, 2026, 4:10 pm
Liberman backs Eisenkot for PM, but rules out minority government with Arab support
Hawkish leader says he won’t serve with Netanyahu, blames Eisenkot for failed campaign; Joint List chief notes ‘historic moment,’ says party won’t join coalition but cites ‘awful 4 years’ as reason to help unseat Netanyahu
By Ariela Karmel and Stav Levaton
President Isaac Herzog during a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, October 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 1, 2026, 5:36 pm
‘Stop climbing trees’: Herzog offers party leaders ladders down, urges ‘open minds’ to avoid another election
President formally invites factions to begin consultations Wednesday, telling rivals the deadlocked election is ‘a fact, a reality’
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi (L) speaks at a press conference in Haifa on October 20, 2026, and Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen at the party’s election headquarters in the northern city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on election night, October 27, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
November 1, 2026, 12:51 am
Senior Arab MK says Joint List ready to back anti-Netanyahu government from outside
Tibi urges Eisenkot to follow Rabin’s example in relying on Arab MKs’ support to govern; Joint List chair Jabareen says coalition contacts have begun, dismisses Qatar meddling claims, declines to call Hamas a terror group
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
Supporters of Israeli lawmaker Mansour Abbas’s Raam party applaud and wave party flags after the release of the first exit poll results in Israel’s general election, in Sakhnin, Israel, October 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
October 31, 2026, 3:12 pm
Frustration and fear fueled record Arab turnout, making potential kingmakers of Ra’am, Joint List
Arab voters say high crime, far-right ministers pushed them to vote; Joint List’s Jabareen: ‘We have promised our community to do our best to get rid of this fascist government’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli activists demonstrate outside the home of Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot in Herzliya, calling on him to form an alternative government with the support of Arab parties, two days after the election, October 29, 2026. The sign reads: 'A government with Arabs will save the country' (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 31, 2026, 10:39 am
‘Majority voted for change’: Rallies to be held Saturday calling for Jewish-Arab government
Protests planned for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba, Haifa, Tayibe; organizers: ‘Arab votes are worth the same as Jewish votes, Arab citizens must be full partners in shaping the country’s future’
By ToI Staff
Ballot papers of various political parties are displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general election, October 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 30, 2026, 1:28 am
With all votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48, Arab parties 19
Official turnout was 77.9%, with 5,716,665 total votes cast; Central Elections Committee reiterates that investigation into alleged voter fraud ‘will not affect final results’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (top left), Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot (top right), Joint List chair Yousef Jabareen (bottom left) and Ra'am chair Mansour Abbas (bottom right) address supporters at their election headquarters on October 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90, Sharon Leibel/Flash90, Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 28, 2026, 7:54 pm
With close to all votes counted, Netanyahu bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48; Arab parties surge to 19
Central Elections Committee expected to announce 100% of votes counted later on Thursday night, but official, final results not expected before November 4
By ToI Staff and Ariela Karmel
Democrats chairman Yair Golan and members of his party celebrate at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the release of exit poll results, October 27, 2026. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
October 28, 2026, 2:48 pm
As election portends gridlock, Democrats’ Golan urges coalition with Arabs to oust Netanyahu
Joint List chairman says he’s ready to ‘pave the way’ for Netanyahu’s ouster; with 85.6% of votes counted, PM’s bloc on track to win 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48, and Arab parties 19
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in Nazareth, October 27, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
October 28, 2026, 4:18 am
Arab parties revel as exit polls project historic gains, but kingmaker role still in doubt
Voters say high turnout in Arab towns spurred by Ben Gvir’s antagonistic behavior, failure to tackle violent crime; Ra’am chief Abbas says he is speaking to members of both blocs
By Noam Lehmann, Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
Yousef Jabareen, chairman of the Joint List, attends the party’s Hebrew-language campaign launch event ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, in Tel Aviv, October 5, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 1:07 am
Joint Arab List says it’s willing to provide safety net for any anti-Netanyahu coalition
But party to condition support on pathway to Palestinian state; Winter, Netanyahu trade barbs after ex-general says ‘I don’t work for anyone’; Gantz vows to stay in race despite poor polling
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
Youths are seen at an encampment set up on land under the jurisdiction of Majd al-Krum in the Galilee on September 13, 2026. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 13, 2026, 10:01 pm
Galilee Arab municipality says West Bank settlers erected an outpost on its land
Jewish National Fund says it leased land for grazing, but footage shows youths set up camp, with no animals in sight; Hadash head: Encampment realizes Smotrich’s ‘fascist’ plans
By ToI Staff
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg (right), attends the registration of political parties ahead of the election at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 2:43 am
Israel’s election takes shape as 38 parties submit slates, in battle between pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs
Major parties registering on Tuesday feature few women candidates in realistic spots; Shas adds IDF reservist; Sukkot slides on Religious Zionism list; Blue and White makes last-ditch survival effort
By Stav Levaton, Ariela Karmel and Emanuel Fabian
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